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JayinNY · Oct 31, 2015

My brother knows a friend who owns a golf course a couple years ago we had a tornado come through and knocked down a bunch of locust trees on the property, the guy wanted to get rid of them as they've been stacked in a pile for the last two years. we went down yesterday and sawed the logs into trailer length, so my brother and I went down with the skid steer and a dump trailer and hauled home five loads of wood so far today. My 2000 f250 7.3 pulled the loads home up hill all the way with no problem, over 200000 miles on it. Lol

David G · Oct 31, 2015

How do they burn?

JayinNY · Oct 31, 2015

Locust burns very good, and very hot.

Greg1959 · Oct 31, 2015

I like to burn Locust, when I can find any big enough to cut for firewood. Around here, when they reach about 18" to 20" in diameter, the tree tends to start rotting on one side and begins to die.

Good wood to burn.

JayinNY · Oct 31, 2015

That's odd, around here locust is prized for fence posts because they don't rot in the ground. I have been told of fence lines of locust posts in the ground for 40 years.

Greg1959 · Oct 31, 2015

Yup, the 6" to 12" locust trees are prized for fence post around here to. But the bigger stuff like in the pic is hard to find that is not half rotted.

Maybe it's because all the smaller (6"-12") trees are cut and used for posts??? LOL!!!

JayinNY · Oct 31, 2015

Actually the 2 huge pieces in the second pile from the left on top of each other are red oak, only 2 chunks in there. The owner also wants to cut down a bunch more trees, so more fire wood for us.

Richard G. · Oct 31, 2015

I spent this afternoon splitting black locust into firewood. A tornado on our place took down a bunch about 2 years ago. Best heating wood I have ever used. Holds a fire a long time in my heater.
In the early 80's, I split and sold about 3300 fence posts. My uncle used to say "They will last 2 lifetimes".
I still have enough logs stacked up for several more years firewood.
Richard in NW SC

Greg1959 · Oct 31, 2015

Richard G.- Have you seen the Black Powder Wedge used in the old days? I saw them used around here to split fence posts years ago. Just do a search on utube, there are some example videos.

tg in VA · Oct 31, 2015

The old wives tale around here is to cut locust for posts after the first frost in February or they will rot in the ground.

Old bob. · Oct 31, 2015

Black locust is some pretty wood for turning bowls and other things.

JayinNY · Oct 31, 2015

And it's even better for burning it!

Richard G. · Nov 1, 2015

Greg, it is good thing I did not know about them when I was splitting posts.
I did blow stumps in the mid 80's with pyrodex. 6 lbs of that stuff in a 2 liter Coke bottle will really pick a big stump up out of the mud. I was clearing for my pond. Shook my brother's house one time 1/4 mile away. Could not do that today I would guess.
Richard in NW SC

GVSII · Nov 1, 2015

(quoted from post at 17:46:42 10/31/15) How do they burn?

REAL hot! Coals very nicely too.

GVSII · Nov 1, 2015

(quoted from post at 18:00:28 10/31/15) That's odd, around here locust is prized for fence posts because they don't rot in the ground. I have been told of fence lines of locust posts in the ground for 40 years.

Yes,very rot resistant.One of my great uncles farmed down in Greenwich/Argyle area.He kept a grove of locust just for fence posts.
Many times a locust post will sprout and you have a tree to contend with.

Richard G. · Nov 1, 2015

I have had many put out leaves. Even barn poles. Never had any take root and keep growing.
Guess it could happen.
Richard

Richard G. · Nov 1, 2015

I have tons of black locust. Does it turn best green or dry?
I have an old Craftsman lathe I want to set up. It is old and heavy.
Richard

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